jurement
\ʒyʁ.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“jurement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Serment qu’on fait en vain, sans nécessité et sans obligation.
Corpus desk
Index FR-jurement · jurement · French
jurement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jurement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʒyʁ.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « jurement » en français
Rare enough to double-check
jurement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒyʁ.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for jurement in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is jurement, spelled J-U-R-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Serment qu’on fait en vain, sans nécessité et sans obligation.
- 2Blasphème, imprécation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jurement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On ne nous croira pas, malgré tous vos jurements.
— C’est bien assez de poignées de main comme ça, monsieur Léon ; si vous ne voulez pas me croire sur parole, les jurements n’y feront rien.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.